In the midst of a frenzied offseason, the L.A. Clippers did their due diligence and entertained calls for their big man DeAndre Jordan after the departure of Chris Paul and Blake Griffin's lucrative multi-year supermax extension.
While the front office did take calls asking about Jordan, the Clippers did not shop him, but did as any other brass would do and listened in case there was potential mutual interest, according to ESPN's Zach Lowe.
Jordan could be in line for a new contract, according to a report by Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times, but Lowe warned that the fact that they fetched calls for Jordan could be a sign of trepidation to lock him up for the long term.
“Those talks might signal some trepidation about re-signing Jordan this summer. If he hits the market, Jordan will be eligible for a maximum salary of about $35 million. The most he can get in the first year of an extension: $27 million. Do the Clippers really want to lock up $70 million per year in the Jordan-Blake Griffin duo?”
Whether he gets an extension or not largely depends on how the team performs this season. There is a large difference between staying at the .500 line and being several wins above it, not having to battle for the final playoff spot.
With the way that contracts are structured now, most of them between four-to-five years, there aren't very many cap-friendly options that can serve this team for an easy flip — making this situation more complicated than it seems.
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